WHO AM I BRIDAL SHOWER GAME
This is very popular ice breaker wedding shower game. Prepare index cards with the names of famous people written on them. When guests arrive, attach a card to each guest's back so that the guest cannot see who the name is, but everyone else can. Each guest must then ask the other guests for clues to the identity of the famous person whose name is taped to their back. To prevent cheating from clever guests trying to read it in a mirror, place a 2nd index card over the title to hide it.

THE WEDDING ALPHABET GAME
The host starts with a sentence using the letter "A" to describe a wedding item or or tradition. In the sentence she describes that she went to a wedding and brought an album. The next guest must repeat this sentence and add another item at the end of the sentence, and it starts with the letter "B", such as "I went to a wedding and brought an album and bubbles." The next guest does the same thing and adds an item starting with the letter "C". Anyone unable to add a wedding related item must drop out of the game. The person who stays alive the longest wins the prize.

FAMOUS COUPLES CHARADES
This is a very popular bridal shower game. The guests separate into groups and write down the names of famous couples from current times or past. Usually it's only necessary to get one name and you'll guess the couple (Brad Pit might become braid and pit is pretty easy!) Each team then selects a person to act out the charade and they draw from the opposing teams list of names. From here, we all know how charades work, so your team members must guess who the couple is as the appointed team member silently acts out the clues.

BRIDAL SCRAMBLE
Use about 20 words ( could be less ) that have something to do with "wedding". The words are scrambled and everyone has 10 minutes to unscramble them. The person who unscrambles the most wins the prize. Some examples of words: bride, groom, bridesmaid, maid of honor, limousine, garter, tuxedo, flower girl, rings, shower, honeymoon, church, reception.

PIN THE BRIDAL BOUQUET
Each player draws a bouquet on a small piece of paper. The players name is written on the paper, and a piece of double faced tape is attached to the back. A large piece of paper with a bride picture is put on a card table and the player is led blindfolded to the table, where she must try and put the flowers in the brides hand. The winner is the one who gets the closest to the brides hand.

COTTON BALL GAME
Get two large bowls and fill one up with cotton balls. The player is blind folded and tries with a heavy metal spoon or ladle to try and get as many cotton balls from one bowl to the other. It's actually very hard because all you feel is the weight of the spoon! The attendee who gets the most cotton balls into the other bowl wins.

BABY STUFF SEARCH
Buy some small baby items, pacifier, spoon, wipes, cotton balls, etc. Put them all in a bag and let each guest feel inside the bag. They have 30 seconds to identify as many items as possible and write them down. The winner is the one who gets the most right.

THE PRICE IS RIGHT
Take all of the items used in the baby stuff search (above) and ask each guest to guess the price. The person who gets closest on all of the items wins. Then give all of the baby products to the guest of honor.

THE PREGNANCY WALK
Tell each guest they will soon know how it feels to be a pregnant woman who needs a restroom...BADLY. Have each player, in turn, put a penny between her knees. She then tries to walk up to a large bottle with a relatively small neck and drop the penny into the bottle. Each guest gets one try. If no guest drops the penny in the bottle, then go another round. The person who successfully drops the penny into the bottle wins. If more than one person wins, give out multiple small prizes. This game is hilarious and should get a good laugh. It's a great ice breaker for guests who may not know each other.

WHAT WILL BABY LOOK LIKE?
Have each guest put a paper plate on their head and draw a picture of the baby to be. They can guess if it will be a boy or girl and draw accordingly. Needless to say, the pictures come out pretty funny. Then give them to the Mom-to-be for the baby book.

REMEMBER WHEN
This is a great activity for the guests as the mother-to-be opens her gifts.
The object of the game is to have guests guess the age of the mommy-to-be in each photo. Before the shower, select around 12 photos of the mommy-to-be at various ages (newborn through age 18). Number each photo and put it in a frame. Print out a sheet for each guest with the numbers and a clue as to how old the mommy-to-be is in each picture. The number on the frame should correlate with the number on the sheet. (i.e. picture 1 is #1 on the sheet.)
The sheets for the guests will look similar to this (do not list the ages for the guests):
1. Baby is just learning to sit up. (Age = 6 months)
2. The "terrible"___. (Age = 2 yrs)
3. Graduated high school. (Age = 18 years)
4. Baby is learning to walk. (Age = 1 year)
5. Soon starting kindergarten (Age = 5 years)
6. Baby is starting to crawl. (Age = 9 months)
7. Baby's first smile. (Age = 2 months)
8. Ready to drive. (Age = 16)
9. Rolling over. (Age = 4 months)
10. Walking and Talking (Age = 18 months)
11. The start of the "awkward" years (Age = 13 years)
12. Newbie (Age = 1 week)
Give each guest a sheet and pass the photos around as the mommy-to-be opens her gifts. Have the guests guess the mommy-to-be's age in each photo and write it down on the sheet. When all the gifts had been opened, review each photo and the correct age. The guest with the most correct answers wins the game and a prize.
--Submitted by Angie Fureman of York, PA